Have you ever met someone and known from that very first moment that they were going to have a big impact on your life? That’s how it was with Willow Stone. She was that person to me. She will always be that person to me. And this is her story. Before you get your hopes up, I need to issue a warning about this story. There’s happiness. And there’s an ending. But there’s not a happy ending. At least, not in the conventional sense. Anyway, my moment came at freshman orientation when the girl who would eventually become my everything stood up during introductions and proudly announced, “My name is Willow Stone, and I’m going to die on December 27th, 2019.”

Most times, we don’t see the big days in our life coming. The life-changing moments creep up on us. We don’t wake up knowing that today will be the day something happens that completely alters the trajectory of our lives. I did, of course. I knew the exact date my wife was going to die. From the moment I met Willow Stone, I knew December 27, 2019, would be the day my world came crashing down. That wasn’t a surprise. What I didn’t expect was to kiss my dead wife’s best friend on the anniversary of her death. Learn to live and love again in this sequel to the heart-wrenching novel, And Then I Met You.